This is a short but really important blog in order for you to perform at your best at an interview or assessment centre. As part of my business, I often assess at assessment and selection centres for corporate clients whose candidates, like police officers, are put through competency based processes... read more →
Nov
22
Nov
12
The idea of marginal gains is all about making small incremental improvements in any process that adds up to a significant improvement when they are all added together. The most famous example of this is the approach of Sir Dave Brailsford who when appointed as performance director of British Cycling... read more →
Sep
06
For many candidates the act of standing in front of a board or selection panel can be the most difficult part of giving a presentation. But make no mistake, as well as the content and structure of a presentation, how it is delivered is also key. To help build up... read more →
Aug
25
Fatigue during an interview is a reality. It creeps up on you making you lose concentration and make mistakes that can have a major negative influence on the result of the interview. You really need to take steps to account for it. Clearly I’m talking about assessor or interviewer fatigue... read more →
Jul
25
If you have watched athletics or cycling over the years, you may be familiar with the athletes or cyclists talking about “controlling the controllables or “concentrating on the process rather than the outcome”. What are they banging on about and how can it benefit you as you try to get... read more →
Jun
23
I had a long conversation with an candidate yesterday that was similar to many that I have every single week. The candidate was telling me that they had failed in a promotion process three times previously but had decided to give it one ‘last shot’. “Great!” I said. I then... read more →
Jun
11
I recently read an article that got my hackles up as it is something I believe is so wrong within the workplace and certainly in recruitment and selection in 2019. The article talks about how workers in the City are still being told what to wear in the office. It... read more →
May
30
You don’t have to do much research to uncover that all top athletes’ use visualisation and self talk in some capacity to help them perform at their very best. Visualisation is a technique that refers to the pictures’ you have in your mind as you prepare for a key situation... read more →